Apps for booze & mixed drinks

I’m pleased—and slightly terrified—to announce that phase 1 of sync services is now rolling out to all customers of PDT Cocktails, Total Tiki, Martin’s Index, and 101 Best New Cocktails! Each app is getting updated to v1.1. You can read all about sync here. If…

Today’s update for Martin’s Index is courtesy of the New York State jury selection system, which gave me a solid, uninterrupted day in which to be surprisingly productive. The United Kingdom Bartender’s Guild’s founding members—some of whom were refugees from behind US bars—can be…

I recently implemented an extensive reorganization of the rums in my ingredients database. I’m pretty pleased with how it stands now, although some categories may still require massaging, and I don’t doubt more than a few rums are still mis-categorized. This reorg affects all my apps, but should…

Today, the first database update in a while for Martin’s Index dropped. The main attraction is twenty three more recipes from New Orleans’ Stanley Clisby Arthur (Famous New Orleans Drinks & How to Mix ’em, 1937). Some rather important drinks in there, such as the Vieux Carré, Suissesse, Stirrup…

I’m currently working my way through one of the less pleasant major life events right now. Things are still moving forward in fits and starts, but the distractions will continue to be a factor into the Summer. Hopefully, I will have exciting news soon. Meanwhile, cheers! —Martin…